Interface
Result types for Interface
| Property | Long name | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| X | X | Length | X coordinate |
| Y | Y | Length | Y coordinate |
| Z | Z | Length | Z coordinate |
| Ux | ux | Length | Total displacement in x direction |
| Uy | uy | Length | Total displacement in y direction |
| Uz | uz | Length | Total displacement in z direction |
| Utot | |u| | Length | Total displacement |
| dUx | Δux | Length | Incremental displacement in x direction |
| dUy | Δuy | Length | Incremental displacement in y direction |
| dUz | Δuz | Length | Incremental displacement in z direction |
| dUtot | |Δu| | Length | Total incremental displacement |
| PUx | Pux | Length | Summed displacement per phase in x direction |
| PUy | Puy | Length | Summed displacement per phase in y direction |
| PUz | Puz | Length | Summed displacement per phase in z direction |
| PUtot | |Pu| | Length | Total summed displacement per phase |
| Vx | vx | Length/Time | Velocity in x direction |
| Vy | vy | Length/Time | Velocity in y direction |
| Vz | vz | Length/Time | Velocity in z direction |
| Vtot | |v| | Length/Time | Total velocity |
| Ax | ax | Length/Time2 | Acceleration in x direction |
| Ay | ay | Length/Time2 | Acceleration in y direction |
| Az | az | Length/Time2 | Acceleration in z direction |
| Atot | |a| | Length/Time2 | Total acceleration |
| IRelUx | ux,rel | Length | Difference in displacement between opposing nodes in a structure in x direction |
| IRelUy | uy,rel | Length | Difference in displacement between opposing nodes in a structure in y direction |
| IRelUz | uz,rel | Length | Difference in displacement between opposing nodes in a structure in z direction |
| IRelUtot | |urel| | Length | Total difference in displacement between opposing nodes in a structure |
| IReldUx | Δux,rel | Length | Difference in incremental displacement between opposing nodes in a structure in x direction |
| IReldUy | Δuy,rel | Length | Difference in incremental displacement between opposing nodes in a structure in y direction |
| IReldUz | Δuz,rel | Length | Difference in incremental displacement between opposing nodes in a structure in z direction |
| IReldUtot | |Δurel| | Length | Total difference in incremental displacement between opposing nodes in a structure |
| IRelPUx | Pux,rel | Length | Difference in summed displacement between opposing nodes in a structure per phase in x direction |
| IRelPUy | Puy,rel | Length | Difference in summed displacement between opposing nodes in a structure per phase in y direction |
| IRelPUz | Puz,rel | Length | Difference in summed displacement between opposing nodes in a structure per phase in z direction |
| IRelPUtot | |Purel| | Length | Total difference in summed displacement between opposing nodes in a structure per phase |
| InterfaceEffectiveNormalStress | σ'Force | Force/Length2 | Normal stress in direction of interface |
| InterfaceTotalNormalStress | σForce | Force/Length2 | Total interface normal stress |
| InterfaceShearStress | τ1 | Force/Length2 | Shear stress on interface in first direction |
| InterfaceShearStress2 | τ2 | Force/Length2 | Shear stress on interface in second direction |
| InterfaceRelativeShearStress | τrel | - | Relative shear stress in interfaces |
| PExcess | pexcess | Force/Length2 | Excess pore pressure |
| PActive | pactive | Force/Length2 | Active pore pressure |
| GWHead | Groundwater head | Length | Groundwater head |
| PSteady | psteady | Force/Length2 | Steady state pore pressure |
| Temperature | Temperature | ° | Temperature of the soil at the interface |
| PlasticPoint | Plastic points | - | Plastic point IDs of the interface |
| QualityLength | QualityLength | - | The ratio between the smallest and largest edge of an element |
| QualityAngle | QualityAngle | - | The ratio between the smallest triangle angle and $\pi $/3 in soil elements |
| QualityQ | QCircle | - | The uniformity of the element shape |
| Agx | ax('g') | - | Acceleration in g in x direction |
| Agy | ay('g') | - | Acceleration in g in y direction |
| Agz | az('g') | - | Acceleration in g in z direction |
| Agtot | |a|('g') | - | Total acceleration in g |
| Suction | Suction | Force/Length2 | Suction |
| EffSaturationAsPercentage | Saturationeff | % | Effective saturation |
| VirtualInterfaceThickness | Virtual interface thickness factor | Length | Simulated thickness of the interface. Only used for internal calculations |
| Area | Area | Length2 | Area |
| U1 | u1 | Length | Total displacement in first local axis direction |
| U2 | u2 | Length | Total displacement in second local axis direction |
| U3 | u3 | Length | Total displacement in third local axis direction |
| dU1 | Δu1 | Length | Incremental displacement in first local axis direction |
| dU2 | Δu2 | Length | Incremental displacement in second local axis direction |
| PU1 | Pu1 | Length | Summed displacement per phase in first local axis direction |
| PU2 | Pu2 | Length | Summed displacement per phase in second local axis direction |
| PU3 | Pu3 | Length | Summed displacement per phase in third local axis direction |
| Height | Elevation | Length | Elevation |
| PSteadyWithSuction | Steady state pore pressures with suction | Pressure | Steady state pore pressure with suction |
| IsCurved | IsCurved | - | Whether the element is curved |
| QualityLinLength | QLength | - | The ratio between this element'Time length and the maximum structure element length that exists in the entire mesh |
| QualityCircles | Quality circles | - | Equal to QualityVolumeQ |
| QualityMeshSICN | SICN | - | 1 when the mesh element is a perfect triangle |
| MaterialID | Material | - | ID of material used by element |
| PlasticPointHistoryMohrCoulomb | Plastic point history, Failure points | - | The stress points that are marked as failure points. The value is the same as what PlasticPoint returns for failure points, but all other stress points are 0 |
| PlasticPointHistoryTensionCutOff | Plastic point history, Tension cut-off points | - | The stress points that are marked as tension cut-off points. The value is the same as what PlasticPoint returns for tension cut-off points, but all other stress points are 0 |
| PlasticPointHistoryCap | Plastic point history, Cap points | - | The stress points that are marked as cap points. The value is the same as what PlasticPoint returns for cap points, but all other stress points are 0 |
| PlasticPointHistoryHardening | Plastic point history, Hardening points | - | The stress points that are marked as hardening points. The value is the same as what PlasticPoint returns for hardening points, but all other stress points are 0 |
| PlasticPointHistoryCapHardening | Plastic point history, Cap + hardening points | - | The stress points that are marked as cap hardening points. The value is the same as what PlasticPoint returns for cap hardening points, but all other stress points are 0 |
| PlasticPointHistoryLiquefaction | Liquefaction | - | The stress points that are marked as liquefaction points |
| SPUx | ΣPux | Length | Summed displacement over phases in x direction |
| SPUy | ΣPuy | Length | Summed displacement over phases in y direction |
| SPUz | ΣPuz | Length | Summed displacement over phases in z direction |
| SPUtot | |ΣPu| | Length | Total summed displacement over phases |
| PWater | pwater | Force/Length2 | Pore water pressure |
| EffSuction | Suctioneff | Force/Length2 | Effective suction |
| EffSaturationAsRatio | Saturationeff | % | Effective saturation |
| Qn | Qn | Length/Time | Water flow along the interface normal. |
| Q1 | Q1 | Length3/Time/Length | Groundwater discharge of the interface |
| Q2 | Q2 | Length3/Time/Length | Groundwater discharge of the interface in the perpendicular direction |
| NodeID | Node ID | - | Returns the ID of the nodes |
| StressPointID | Stress point ID | - | Returns the ID of the stress points |
| ElementID | Element ID | - | Returns the ID of the nodes |
| LocalNumber | Local number | - | The n-th node or stress point in a structure element (also displayed in the tables of Output program) |